Two days ago, Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu via his twitter handle, asked Nigerians to tell Reno Omokri and his fellow PDP members that Nigerians want their money back and that they should forget about coming back to power.
Reno in a statement released on his Facebook page, reminded Garba Shehu that he was a member of the PDP before joining APC and that he has no right to talk ill of any PDP member. Read his statement below
Quite unfortunately for President Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, my attention has been drawn to some hypocritical statements he made to the media.After attacking former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, and the Peoples Democratic Party, Garba Shehu has taken to attacking me directly saying:“Tell Reno and his friends that Nigerians want their moneys back and they should forget about presiding over the affairs of this country.”
It is so sad that Mr. Shehu would choose to go the route of hypocrisy. What do I mean? Let me explain.Garba Shehu was Special Assistant on media for years during the Peoples Democratic Party administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. Garba did not resign from that government.In fact, Garba Shehu was affiliated with the Peoples Democratic Party for 12 good years. He has been in the PDP for more years than he has been APC. He was in the PDP longer than I, Reno Omokri, have been associated with the PDP.Garba Shehu cannot deny this because his office was opposite mine at the Presidential villa between 2003 when I returned from the United Kingdom and 2005 when I went to the US.Garba shehu used to craft very strong anti Buhari press releases for the PDP during his 12 year sojourn as a PDP member, which included years spent as SA media under Obasanjo. Now he crafts press releases for the same man he once attacked against the same people he once praised! Garba is the epitome of AGIP-Any Government in Power. I am the epitome of loyalty. There is no basis to compare myself with him. I follow my conscience. Garba follows his stomach.I challenge Garba Shehu to come out and tell Nigerians whether I am lying? Or does he want me to provide proof. Garba Shehu would do well to remember that I am a very meticulous record keeper and fact provider!Garba Shehu attacking the PDP is like a child attacking his own mother. The PDP brought Garba to limelight. The PDP is Garba’s mother and father.When Garba Shehu indicts PDP for 16 years of alleged ‘misrule’ he should accept responsibility for 12 of those years.Instead of being a hypocrite, Garba should tell Nigerians where:* Where their $25 billion NNPC money is
* Who reinstated and double promoted Maina
* When Babachir will be prosecuted
* Why the ES of the NHIS who was indicted for misappropriating ? 10 billion was restored.
* Who owns the Ikoyi billions.Nigerians would recall that in a statement issued by Garba Shehu during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s birthday last year, President Buhari called him President Obasanjo a statesman ‘with commitment to good governance’. Today, the President is hinting at probing Obasanjo’s alleged $16 billion power project contracts just because Obasanjo is against his reelection. War on C?o?r?r?u?p?t?i?o?n? opposition!This is the type of hypocrisy that President Buhari and Garba Shehu are known for which is why Nigerians are determined to Change the Change in 2019.
